Ecology

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Ecology

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The study of living things and how they interact with each other and their environment

Question 2

Environment

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All the conditions in which the organism lives, which affect the growth and development of an organism

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Ecosystem

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A community of organism interacting with each other and their environment

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Habitat

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The particular place in an ecosystem where an organism lives and has adapted to

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Biosphere

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The part of the earth where living organisms are found

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How is Carbon removed from the atmosphere

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Photosynthese

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How is carbon added to the atmosphere

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Respiration and decay

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Nutrient recycling

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The way in which elements are continuously broken down and reused by organisms in an ecosystem

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Biotic factors

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Living factors that affect an organism

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Abiotic factors

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Non living affecting organisms

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Climatic factors

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The average weather conditions affecting an organism

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Edaphic factors

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Factors that affect soil

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What is the primary source of energy for our planet

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The sun

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Food chain

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A diagram that shows how energy is passed through a serious of organisms

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Tropic level

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The position of an organism in a food chain

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Food web

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A series of interconnected food chains

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How much energy is lost at each trophic level

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90%

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4 trophic level food chain

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Sunflower~>Snail~>Frog~>Fox

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Limitations of a pyramid of numbers

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•Doesn’t account for the size of each organism in pyramid of numbers

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Niche

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Functional role of an organism in an ecosystem

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Pollution

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Any harmful addition to the enviromemt

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Pollutant

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a chemical of human origin that causes harm to the environment

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What are the different types of pollution

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Industrial
Agricultural
Domestic
Water

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An example of an inverted pyramid of numbers

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[ Ladybirds ]
[ Aphids ]
[oak tree]

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Predation

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The catching, killing and eating of an organism

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Predator

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An animal that catches, kills and eats another organism

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Prey

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An animal that is caught, killed and eaten by the predator

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Positives of predation

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•Stabilizes the community numbers
•Control the number of herbivores so no overgrazing
•Predators eliminate the weaker prey

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Adaptations of Predators

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Hawks have excellent eye sight for catching prey

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Adaptations of prey

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Rabbits have excellent hearing so they can identity when a predator is near

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Symbiosis

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Where 2 organisms live in close association where at least 1 benefits

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Parasitism

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When 2 organisms live in close association and 1 benefits from the hosts existence

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Population

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A group of organism of the same species

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Competition

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The active struggle or fight between organisms of the same or different special for rescources that are limited

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Contest competition

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An active physical confrontation between 2 organisms with one clear winner

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Scramble competition

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When 2 or more organisms all have access to the recourse

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4 factors affecting human population

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•Famine
•War
•Contraception
•Disease